Food Fraud a Bigger Problem Than Many Realize, Experts Say – Food Safety NewsPick up any item in the supermarket and read through the ingredient labeling. Nearly all of the ingredients listed have the potential to be vulnerable to food fraud, according to food fraud investigator Mitchell Weinberg.

FDA wants food companies to hand over their pathogens – YahooInvestigations into foodborne illness are being radically transformed by whole genome sequencing, which federal officials say is enabling them to identify the source of an outbreak far more quickly and prevent additional cases.

Animal Science

How to Prevent Heat Stress in Outdoor Pig Herds – The Pig SiteHeat stress is caused when a pig’s body temperature rises above certain limits, and is a particular problem for outdoor-reared pigs, so what can producers do to help their animals stay cool?

Risk Factors for Epistaxis in Jump Racehorses Examined – The HorsePreventing a horse health problem can go from challenging to nearly impossible if veterinarians don’t know why it develops or what makes a horse more or less likely to be affected. Take epistaxis (a fancy name for bleeding from the nose), for instance. Although this condition isn’t uncommon in racehorses, scientists still don’t fully understand why it develops.

Toxicology

Drinking water doesn’t prevent a hangover, study says – BBCRaiding the fridge or downing glasses of water after a night of heavy drinking won’t improve your sore head the next day, Dutch research suggests. Instead, a study concluded, the only way to prevent a hangover is to drink less alcohol.